Allen Toussaint's critically acclaimed Songbook album is available for the first time on vinyl on this 2-LP edition. Recorded at Joe's Pub in New York City in 2009, the album brings together Toussaint, a piano and his extensive catalog of songs. With the spotlight on his originals, it includes "Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette)," "Holy Cow," "Get Out of My Life, Woman," and more.
TRACKLIST:
- Introduction
- It's Raining
- Lipstick Traces
- Introduction to Brickyard Blues
- Brickyard Blues
- With You in Mind
- Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further
- Sweet Touch of Love
- Holy Cow
- Introduction to Get Out of My Life, Woman
- Get Out of My Life, Woman
- Freedom for the Stallion
- St. James Infirmary
- Introduction to Shrimp Po-Boy, Dressed
- Shrimp Po-Boy, Dressed
- Soul Sister
- All These Things
- We Are America/Yes We Can
- The Optimism Blues
- Old Records
- Certain Girl Medley: Certain Girl/Mother-in-Law/Fortune Teller/Working in the Coal Mine
- It's a New Orleans Thing
- I Could Eat Crawfish Everyday
- There's No Place Like New York
- Southern Nights